614 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 14-Oct. 9, 1756.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
September
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twenty Carbine Buckets, one Drum, to Major Charles Hammonds
Company at the Head of Severn by order of Col.^o Charles Ham-
mond, one new Trumpet to Capt. John Gassaway for the Use of
the South River Company, one Drum to William Butterfield for
the use of the Town Company for M.^r Ridout Two Carbine Car-
touch Boxes; To Frederick two Chests containing, fifty fire locks,
one half Barrel of Gunpowder, two bags of ball, weighing one
hundred and twenty Seven pounds two Chests of Arms, Containing
forty one Musquets. To Fort Frederick one Chest of Bar Lead,
weight Six Hundred and fifty Seven pounds, two bags of Musquet
Ball weight one Hundred and forty one pounds, and four half
Barrells of Gunpowder.
All which is Humbly Submitted to your Hon.^ble House.
Signed p Order
John Davidge Clk

which was Read and Ordered to lye on the Table.

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The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Capt. Crabb appeared in the House.
On Motion, That an Address be prepared to his Excellency, in
Answer to his Message of this Day: Ordered, That M.^r Matthew
Tilghman, M.^r Carroll, and M.^r Murdock, do prepare and bring in
such Address.
M.^r Carroll brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker an Address to
his Excellency, which was Read, Approved, and Ordered to be
ingrossed.
M.^r Carroll brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
ingrossed Address, viz.^t
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,
In Answer to your Message of this Day, we must observe, that
had you been pleased to have given a full Answer to our Address of
the i8th of this Instant, wherein we informed you we had come to
a Determination on the Matters recommended by your Excellency
in your Speech at the Opening of this Session, and earnestly re-
quested you would be pleased to communicate to us whatever you
thought proper to be recommended to our Consideration at this Meet-
ing, your Hopes might have been fully answered, and an Act passed
for appropriating Part of the Forty Thousand Pounds, lately granted